After California State University-San Bernardino: graduation, pay and debt
San Bernardino, California · Public · 15,023 undergrads
55% of California State University-San Bernardino students finish within six years, the typical student earns $61,951 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,625 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$62k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
55%
finish within six years.
24%
finish in four years.
80%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
24%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
55%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
80%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
57%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,483
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
62%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,990
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
1.4%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,259
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$61,951
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,625
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,445
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,712
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers